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Recent Examples of telephone
Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Some investors sent telegrams or telephoned, complaining about the wrong prediction.
—Rob Wells / Made By History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
An editor at the Houston Chronicle telephoned me at home on a Saturday morning and asked me to hurry to Johnson Space Center to help cover the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
July 24 Theft by false pretenses: At 1 p.m., someone telephoned a Saratoga resident, claiming to work as bank representative.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephone
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David Hochman: Being a private omakase chef sounds like a dream gig—white jacket, perfect settings, everything dialed in.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s theocracy has responded by dialing back hijab enforcement and easing restrictions on at least one political figure.—
Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Breakouts might call for the Salicylic + Green Tea Exfoliating Cleanser and Aloe + Algae Lightweight Gel Cream, whereas dry skin might crave a boost of moisture from the Hyaluronic + Arnica Hydrating Serum.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Picture a power grid that heals itself, a warehouse that tracks every box without sensors, or a fleet of autonomous drones that defend themselves without phoning home.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The manager phoned the Subway and as a result, the manager there refused to accept a $100 bill from the same man for a $20 gift card.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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